Perhaps a few words of explanation might be in order. Kevin (aka Deano) and I just returned from a wonderful weekend in wine country -- Paso Robles, California -- where we bottled our first vintage. We call it Bin 504. Some of you might remember we picked half a ton of grapes in Paso two years ago. Since then it's been aging in in a friend of ours barrel room in Paso. On Saturday we blended and bottled the wine. We experiemented like mad scientists, but eventually agreed on a 90% cabernet, 5% malbec, 5% merlot blend.
One of the things we learned this weekend was about "bottle shock" -- all wine tends to go into a bit of shock after it is bottled. It will be about four months more before that bottle shock ends and the wine is able to be fully enjoyed.
(Although the shock of being in Kevin's bedroom may mean the wine will take longer to recover. At least we all know the temperature in that room will never get too warm, if you know what I mean.)
So get ready, everybody, a bottle of Bin 504 is in your future -- and will soon be on sale in New Orleans. Although we have absolutely no objectivity, in our humble opinion, Bin 504 is more than drinkable. It's a real in-you-face cabernet blend.
More to come!
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